The downside of friending total strangers

Wijsheid wrote:
You do know that symbol originally has nothing to do with those nasty people? They stole it from a peaceful culture and is still used as a peaceful symbol.

Yes, I do. And just like if he/she is joking, it doesn't really make things better. In the Western world it is clearly associated with that particular group, and when you go on an English language site asking for friends, you have to assume you're mainly dealing with Westerners (the request also included a version of "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" ). The best thing you can say about this person is he or she is being insensitive.